Case for containing air tubes of pneumatic tires



Mar. 3, 1925. 1,5285500 P. MONTAMAT CASE FQR CONTAINING AIR TUBES OF PNEUMATIC TIRES FiledWovl 21, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Paul 7077 Tamar 3y ma MM Mar. 3; 1925. 1,528,500 P. MONTAMAT CASE FOR CONTAINING AIR TUBES OF PNEUMATIC TIRES Filed 'Nov. 21. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 3, 1925.

,IAUL :MONTAMAT; 0F MA'RSEILLE, FRANCE.

CASE FOR CONTAINING AIR TUBES OF PNEUMATIC TIRES.

Application filed November 21, 1921. Serial No. 516,754.

friction received from tools or other various objects, with which they are liable to come in contact. into the chests o'fa-motorcar. Very scarce are, indeed, the careful drivers who keep available into their car a special place in which the air-tubes are secure from contact with any object liable to injure :them. The small room available into the chests of a motor-car for tourism contributes largely to the practice (noxious for the air-tubes) consisting to locate them wherever it is possible without minding for the neighbourhood of objects liable to injure them. Thus it happens frequently that, at the moment when, on a road and far from any help, an air-tube is wanted, which is deemed to be thoroughly reliable upon because it has been placed a few times before into the chest, said air-tube is found to be pierced or worn out by the friction against the corner of a can or the teeth of a lifting-jack with which it was in contact.

It is for the purpose of avoiding these draw-backs, which are still enhanced by the actual rise in price of the air-tubes, that the case constituting the object of the present invention has been designed; its form and its closing device may vary, but its construction is such that it possesses always the following characteristic features, namely:

1st.To be able to resist to the external shocks and frictions, as well as to the physi cal and chemical agents, such as light, greases and the like, capable of acting upon the india-I'ubber.

2nd.-To leave in the interior of the case no corner, asperity or any part whatever liable to injure the air-tube;

3rd.-To avoid any friction, due to the jars and vibration ofthe car, ofthe airtube against its case.

It may be ascertained, indeed, that an air-tube carefully enclosed into a wooden box and, consequently, secure from any contact withthe external objects, may be re- 1 ditions.

Said case will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings 111 which Figures 1, 2, 3 illustrate a first embodiment of the invention.

Figure 1 is an external view of the case closed and containing an air-tube.

Figure 2 shows said case opened.

Figure '3 is a plane view showing the interior of one half of the case.

This case, which may be made of sheetiron, wood, strong cardboard, or any other suitable material, will have, as a rule, a cylindrical shape, as in the example shown, butit may also receiveanother shape, provided that the airtube which is stored thereinmay be easily accommodated in its interior.

The cylindrical case illustrated in the drawings is formed of two parts 1, 2 meeting each other in a diametral plane and connected together by a hinge 3.

hen the case is closed, its two halves 1 and 2 may be assembled by means of a rod 4 which is engaged into the sockets 1', 2 formed on the generatrix connecting said two parts 1 and 2.

The cylindrical wall of the case comprises. at 5, a cavity for enabling the passage of the valve 6 of the air-tube 6 contained into the case, as shown in Figure 1.

The case is provided internally with a coating of felt 7 intended to avoid the contact of the air-tube with the wall of the case and to prevent thus any wear of the airtube caused by the friction.

The case may be provided with a device capable of giving an indication of the actual condition of the air-tube located therein.

Said device consists of a disc 8 applied internally close to one of the bases of the cylindrical case and mounted upon a pivot 9 around which it may be rotated, said disc bearing several indications, such as: Fresh-Repaired-Burst-Torn out, which indicate the condition of the air-tube, and, when. an airtube is placed into the case, this disc is brought to the proper position for exposing in the window the corresponding inscription.

Figure 4: shows an external view of an other constructional form of the case for air-tubes, which consists of a cylindrical body 10 upon which are adapted two covers 11 and 12. These covers are assembled with the body 10 by means of two rods 13 secured, at one end, to the cover 11 and engaging, at their other threaded end, into holes provided in the lugs 12 of the cover 12.

Said rods 13 receive, upon their threaded end, nuts 14.

The opening of the case is effected by unscrewing the nuts 14 and removing the cover 12. The cylindrical body 10 comprises an aperture 5 for allowing the passage of the valve of the air-tube. In this form of the device the above described indicating means 8 and 9, is of course also employed in the same manner as described above.

It will be seen that in either of these structural forms, the valve of the air-tube remains exterior to the case. This feature is important, as it is thus possible, when the air-tube is enclosed into the case, to inflate slightly said air-tube by means of a pump, so as to compel it to adhere to the case, thus avoiding any tossing of the air-tube and the wear resulting therefrom.

The invention is hereinbefore described with its essential characteristic features and may, of course, be carried out with any changes or modifications not altering said features.

Thus, as before stated, the case may be made of any suitable material, such as metal, wood, cardboard, and the like; it may receive a cylindrical, elliptical, rectangular, or any other shape, with rounded, square, rectangular, or otherwise shaped ends; it may be provided, or not, with the device indicating the condition of the air-tube contained therein, said device consisting, for instance, of a rotary disc or a movable plate madein any suitable manner; the mode of construction of the case for enabling the opening thereof may also be realized in various manners.

Claims 1. A container for air tubes, comprising, a two part casing, one part of the casing being apertured to accommodate an air tube valve and an indicator in combination with the casing for indicating the condition of an air tube contained in the casing.

2. A container according to claim 1, said indicator comprising an apertured portion in the casing, and a member, said aperture being wholly within the said one part connected to the casing, and carrying legends registrable with the aperture.

3. A container for air tubes, a cylindrical casing, wall of the casing ceiving an air tube comprising, the curved cylindrical being apertured for re valve, said valve being wholly disconnected from the casing and free to adjust itself, whereby to permit reception of an air tube in the casing, without sharp turns or bends of the air tube.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification.

PAUL MONTAMAT. Witnesses:

A. TBASPULANE, LEWIS B. R. SHANKS. 

